Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment
Written by Megan Kinder, with information referenced for convenience (to our growing DermatitisInformation.com base of 2,500+ monthly readers) per month with permission from Covenant Care Pediatrics, P.C.
What should I expect when approaching Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment?
It starts with one or several of the small bumps. It often spreads to surrounding skin, and may appear elsewhere on the body as well. What are the options for Molluscum Contagiosum Treatment? It does not usually require any treatment; it benign and will eventually go away. Some of the treatments are worse than the infection itself; some can lead to side effects including pain and scarring. Sometimes severe cases need to be treated, or cases where a lesion is getting irritated or causing problems.
Sometimes an acne medication (a retinoid) is effective and can be tried if desired.